Health and Safety Middle East | Issue 4
Articles in this Issue
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On Your Feet?
The onus is on the individual to follow procedures
Just about everyone knows what we mean when we talk about 'safety boots' ....or do they? Hidden behind this familiar and widely used term are several layers of complexity, which can lead to confusion and misunderstanding, which can in turn lead to significant injuries or, in extreme circumstances, death.
Author | Dr Marianne Loo-Morey and Dr Nick Vaughan
Protecting Your Skin
HOW TO PREVENT DERMATITIS
In my role as an occupational physician I frequently see employees who have problems with dermatitis related to work. Given that most work involves extensive use of the hands, it is not surprising that the main area affected is the hands and forearms.
Author | Dr. Martin Cosgrove MRCGP MFOM
Respiratory Protection
The need for effective protection
Expanding upon the European Directive 98/24/EC of April 19981, the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) updated the Controls Of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) regulations in November 2002 and included the requirement that any RPE supplied by the employer is Fit Tested with the wearer.
Author | Scott Campbell
Simulation Testing
Assessing protective clothing for the explosive industry
Following an ignition in a fireworks production facility1, work was done to quantify the size, duration and thermal emissive power of fireballs produced when different quantities of a range of pyrotechnic compositions are ignited2. This study was subsequently followed by an equivalent investigation relating to propellants3.
Author | NI Sorensen, MT Healey, PM Eaton, RK Wharton, DH Pickering and AW Train
Use of Eye Protection
Save not only your sight, but also your life
The eyes are particularly vulnerable to injury from impact or foreign bodies and, as they are also the only soft entrance to the brain, the use of suitable eye protection may not merely save a person’s sight, but also their life.
Author | Tony Potter
Working at Height
A safe system of work
What is working at height? 'It is a place of work where a person may be injured falling from it, even if the place of work is at or below ground level'
Author | Pat McLoughlin
